MORE APPEALS HEARD

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23515, 18 December 1941, Page 8

MORE APPEALS HEARD

RELEASE SOUGHT FOR FARM WORKERS

MANPOWER COMMITTEE DECISIONS

Appeals by farmers seeking tty? ratoT/ porary release of employees from copscV tive training occupied most of yesterday’s sitting of the Christchurch Manpower Committee. Mr J. S. Barnett presided and with him were Mr S. L. Wright and Mr G. T. Thurston, members of The committee. Captain G. H. Anderson represented the military authorities. Appeals for farm hands called up for collective training were decided as folloW c-._j. Pearson, Fernside, for Thomas Pearson, excused training, the case to be reviewed in February: M. E. Fine, Templeton, for R. P. J. Newell, dismissed; H. Gibbs, Fernside, for Cohn R. Gibbs, dismissed; J. Woods, Motukarara, for L. W. J Woods, release granted for harvest period- W. O'Neill, for Albert W. O Neill, dismissed: same, for James M. O Neill, postponed for review in February: J. Miles, Fernside for A. O. J.* Miles, dismissed; Arthur Boyce, Irwell, for W. C. J. Bohan, excused training, the case to be reviewed in February: C. B. Idle. Wainul. for Gordon Williams, excused, review in February; E. P. Rushton, for E. F. Rusnion, excused, review in February; S. Mep flr f{n Southbridge, for .K. T« Sheehan, dismissed; H. A. Millar. KusseU's Flat, for A J Millar, excused, review in February- Stanley Vincent Hammond. Akarpa. ?or’ Kelvin Frank Le Lievre. adjourned Tries- C R Watson. Snowdon, for Mervvn Dempsey, adjourned for inquirT H Reed, Barfield, for Duncan ine were declared as follows.—Meares, wniiams Holmes, and Booker, barristers and solicitors, for Walter John Taylor, assistant accountant, serving in the New Zealand Temporary Staff, decision reserved; Bennett’s Shoe Repair for F D. Taylor, boot repairer, stated to be employed on work for the armed forces, dismissed: Gasolene Supplies, Ltd., for L. c Griffiths apprentice motor mechanic, dismissed- Villa Maria Convent, for Peter Donnelly.’ farm manager, excused training, the case to be reviewed in February^ rtf’ <*s* postponement, excused training, the case fn he reviewed in February» H. A. Hosa nowski shingle contractor, dismissed, the a^»?'^tt'^^om«nts^due February, dismissed: Ronald H. E. smim, apprentice fitter, appeal for releaseenable him to complete his a PP*j e dismissed- J. Ramsden, a married volunteer territorial. excused till February 15; S Cook, Ltd., for K. R. Wright, dismissed.